ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's basketball team continues at home as they host their second Ivy League opponent on Tuesday. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Dartmouth at UAlbany
DATE: Tuesday, December 12
TIME: 7:00 PM 
SITE: Broadview Center - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 7-2, 0-0 America East | Dartmouth 4-4, 0-0 Ivy League
SERIES RECORDS: 4-3, UAlbany leads
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
STREAM: ESPN+
INT'L STREAM: AE.TV
TICKETS: UAlbanySports.com
 
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HEAD COACH COLLEEN MULLEN
"Dartmouth is a talented team who has won two straight games. They have great size inside and have guards who can score in a variety of ways. They are a solid defensive team so, offensively, we need to have great pace and balanced scoring."
 
LAST TIME OUT

• In their third consecutive win, the Great Danes defeated Marist, 49-39, on Saturday.
• Senior Kayla Cooper led in all major statistical categories with 23 points, 12 rebounds, four steals, three blocks, three assists, and a .563 shooting percentage (9-16). 
• Graduate Helene Haegerstrand followed with 13 points, four rebounds, and two blocks while junior Lilly Phillips also tallied three assists.
• As a team, the Great Danes held Marist to just six points while scoring 19 in the final quarter to secure the victory.

 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany has started its season with seven wins and two losses.
• The Great Danes opened their season with a down-to-the-buzzer win over Merrimack (Nov. 6) before falling to Fordham in a one-possession loss on November 10 and hosting Division III opponent Sarah Lawrence for a 91-point victory (Nov. 13).
• On a record-breaking night against the Gryphons, the Great Danes notched the highest single-game point total (118), single-half point total (61), and single-game assist total (37) in program history.
• After UAlbany took to the road to defeat St. Bonaventure, 66-56, on November 16, head coach Colleen Mullen and the Great Danes defeated Cornell (Nov. 22) for the first time in Mullen's tenure.
• Before earning an Albany Cup victory for the Grand Opening of Broadview Center (Dec. 2), UAlbany headed to Stanford (Nov. 26) for their second loss of the season.
• Most recently, the Great Danes added two consecutive victories over CCSU (Dec. 6) and Marist (Dec. 9).
• Senior Kayla Cooper leads the Great Danes with 14.2 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, 18 steals, and 11 blocks.
• Graduate student Sarah Karpell leads the team in transition with 28 assists.

 
WATCH YOUR POCKETS

• UAlbany leads the America East with 9.11 steals per game (82 total) and a 3.11 turnover margin.
• Turning defense into offense, the Great Danes have averaged 19.4 points off turnovers.
• Two Great Danes are ranked in the top 15 in steals in the conference:
  • 4th - Kayla Cooper - 2.0 spg
  • T12th - Sarah Karpell - 1.4 spg

 
AUTOMATIC SHOOTING

• The Great Danes are ranked second in the America East in Team 3-Point FG Percentage (34.9%).
• Accurate shooting has made UAlbany have the second highest-scoring offense in the conference (64.2 ppg).
• UAlbany has leaders across all the shooting categories:
  • Kayla Cooper
    • 2nd - .766 FT%
    • 3rd - .489 FG%
  •  Meghan Huerter
    • T4th - 1.8 3PT FG per game
  • Lilly Phillips
    • T4th - 1.8 3PT FG per game
• Helene Haegerstrand
  • T11th - 1.2 3PT FG per game

 
MILESTONE WATCH

• Kayla Cooper is 46 points away from scoring 1,000 career points. Averaging 14.2 points this season, Cooper could reach this milestone within the next four games.
• Three Great Danes hit career milestones against Marist - 
  • Cooper - 10 career 20+ point games
  • Karpell - 250 career rebounds
  • Haegerstrand - 100 career starts

 
PLAY AS A TEAM, WIN AS A TEAM

• The Great Danes have utilized great teamwork to fuel their success so far this season.
• In nine contests, the Great Danes have had four different players lead the team in points.
• As a team, UAlbany ranks first in the conference in six statistical categories:
  • 12.9 scoring margin
  • .354 opponent FG percentage
  • .252 opponent 3PT FG percentage
  • .798 opponent free throw percentage
  • 31.9 opponent rebounds per game
  • 3.11 turnover margin
  • 9.11 steals per game

 
ABOUT DARTMOUTH

• The Big Green holds an even 4-4 record.
• After opening with two straight losses at Bryant (Nov. 6) and against Siena (Nov. 12), Dartmouth tallied wins over Keene State (Nov. 14) and New Hampshire (Nov. 26).
• Continuing the pattern, the Big Green added losses against Vermont (Nov. 30) and UC Riverside (Dec. 4) and victories over Navy (Dec. 8) and Merrimack (Dec. 10).
• Victoria Page leads with 10.1 points per game.
• As the lone athlete averaging double-digit rebounds per game, Doreen Ariik leads with 10.3 rebounds per game while adding 14 blocks
• Nina Minicozzi tallies a team-high 19 assists and 10 steals.
• As a team, the Big Green is hitting 34.9 percent of shots from the field, including a 24.3 percent accuracy from outside the arc.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BIG GREEN

• The Great Danes hold a slight lead in the series, 4-3.
• UAlbany has won the last two contests to take the series lead.
• With the team's matchup on December 6, 2022, head coach Colleen Mullen earned her first win over the Big Green as a Great Dane.
• Helene Haegerstrand led the Great Danes with 18 points in the 73-45 victory.
• Before they visited New Hampshire, UAlbany's last contest, a win, was in December  2017 with Joanna Bernabei-McNamee at the helm.

 
DRIVE THE LANE WITH UALBANY HOOPS

• UAlbany will continue its partnership with ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team and City Line Bar & Grill for the third consecutive year.
• Coaches Colleen Mullen and Dwayne Killings, along with select student-athletes, will join ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team's Charlie Voelker and Dan Bahl every Monday from 6-7 pm live from City Line Bar & Grill for a weekly segment entitled 'Drive the Lane with UAlbany Hoops'.
• Fans are invited to come to City Line Bar & Grill to join Coach Mullen, Coach Kills, the student-athletes, and the ESPN Radio 104.5 The Team crew. 
• Food and drink specials will be available on a weekly basis as the teams embark on their new seasons and talk hoops every Monday.

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• UAlbany holds the sole lead in the conference with a 7-2 record.
• Maine and Vermont are tied with six wins each. The Black Bears hold a slight lead with four losses to the Catamounts five.
• Bryant and NJIT sit at .500 after 10 games. New Hampshire is just below .500 with five wins in 11 games.
• Binghamton and UMBC are tied for seventh with two wins in 10 contests.
• UMass Lowell rounds out the conference still fighting for its first win after nine matchups.

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Tuesday
  • St. Peter's at NJIT, 7 pm 
  • Dartmouth at UAlbany, 7 pm
• Wednesday
  • Fisher at Bryant, 5 pm
• Thursday
  •  Dartmouth at UMass Lowell, 6 pm
• Friday
  • Saint Francis U at NJIT, 6 pm
• Saturday
  • Duquesne at Vermont, 2 pm
  • Stonehill at UAlbany, 2 pm
• Sunday
  • James Madison at Maine, 1 pm
  • Coppin State at Binghamton, 2 pm

 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will host Stonehill for the last in a three-game home streak on Saturday (Dec. 16). 
 
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